Attachment for honeycomb frames



1931;. H. J. SCHMIDT ATTACHMENT FOR'HONEYOOIIB FRAMES Filed Jan. 17

Inventor MJJSaZwJJJ Patented Jan. 6, 1931 "UNITED STATES nAnoLnJ.scnmn'r, or HOMESTEAD, Iowa ATTACHM NT FOR HonEYcontnrnAMns Applicationfiled January 17, 1930. ser al no. 421,457.

This invention relates to an attachment for honeycomb frames of the typeincluding upper and lower horizontal. bars connected together, at theiropposite ends, by a pairof vertical end bars havin spaced transverseopenings therethroughv or the passage of a strand of wire which supportsthe artificial honeycomb base sheet in the frame but itis to beunderstood that .an attachment constructed inaccordance with thisinvention vmay be used in connection with any type of honeycomb framefor which the same is found adapted. g,

In honeycomb frames of. the aforemen- 'tioned character which are in 3widespread use at present, the strand of wire whichsupports the combbase sheet. is threaded through the openings in the wooden end bars andtrained back and forth therebetween win a zig-zag manner between theupper and lower bars of'theframe. necessarily drawn taut in order toproperly support the base sheet with the result that the same cuts intothe comparatively soft wood of the endvbars adjacent the openingstherein and the wire becomes loose and sags thus necessitating frequenttightening thereof. In addition to the foregoing, the thread- 7 ing ofthe .wirethrough the openings inthe end bars entails the expenditure ofconsiderable time and labor, as will beobvious.

Another conventional structural feature of honeycomb frame of theaforementioned character resides intheprovision of integral f extensionon the upper bar' of the frame which projects through notches orrecesses formed in the upper end of the end bars and v projectslaterally therebeyond to provide 1 supporting butts adapted fordisposition in 0 channels in the hive for supporting'the frame 'ing aportion thereof broken away in'section in suspended position. This.construction and arrangement often results in the upper' bar beingpulledaway fronior detached from the end bars with the result that therest of the frame is allowed to drop in a manner to damage thehoneycombs thereon and injuring orkilling the bees and this isparticularly true when thehive isbeing shipped from one point toanother.

An important object of This strand of wire is i this invention is toprovide, in amanner as hereinafter set forth, an attachment forhoneycomb frame which will greatly facilitate the application ofthes'trand of supporting wire thereto and which will support said wirein such manner that the "same will remain taut.

Another important, object of the invention is to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, an attachment of the aforementioned characterwhich will obviatethe necessityof threadingthe wire through theholes inthe" end bars of the frame and which may be quickly and easily mounted'in position .tion with-respect to the side of the hive upon whichtheframe is mounted.

Still furtherv objects of the invention are to provide an attachment forhoneycomb frames of the aforementioned character I which will be simplein construction, strong, I durable, efiicient'in its'use and which maybe manufactured at lowcost'. I The foregoing and still furtherobjectsand advantages of the invention will become ap- 'p'arentfrom a'study ofthe following specification, taken in connection 'withthe accompanyingdraw1ngs,'where1n like characters .of reference designate: correspondingparts throughoutthe several views, and wherein Figurel 1s a View infront elevation show- Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the in- 1:,

vention.

' Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially onthe line 33of Figure 2.

Figure 4: is a perspective View of the devlce detached fr t frame- 3,are secured together. The opposite'ends provided,withreducedz of theupper bar 1 are lntegral extensions 1 44 which extend through notches orrecesses provided in theupper ends of the end bars 22 and projectlaterally therefrom to provide supporting buttsfor engagement inchannels or grooves provided in opposite side of a bee. hive forsupporting the frame in suspended position. The. end barst 22 areprovided with. vertically'spaced openings 5 through which the strand ofwire 6 has heretofore been threadedL'. All of the foregoing isconventional and forms no part of this invention.

he-device' constitutlng this invention includes an elongated flat strip7, preferably of metal; one'of which isadapted to. be disposedagainstthe outer side of each ofthe end'bars 22 of the. frame as clearlyillustrated in the drawing. The opposite ends of the stripTare providedwith integral, in-

wardly turned, right-angularly disposed apertured extensions or earst88which extend over the upper and lower sides of the frame and areanchored thereto ,through the medium of the securing elements 9 which:ex-

tend"through the aperture therein. The

upper end portions of the strip are-provided .with transverse slotslOforthe passage of the ,butts 4. It is understoodthat the extensions 8may be of any desired length.

' Spaced longitudinally extending slots .11

,areformed in thestr-ip 7 andthe material struck. out to formv the slotsis bentinwardly and formed intoa series ofhooks12 having a twisted:shank portion 18, saidhooks furthertincluding a resilient bill portion14:

which is normally in yielding engagement. with an angularintermediateportion 15, of

thehooks; The hooks 1-2' are-adapted to exa ries of vertically spacedopenings th in, comprising an elongated: flat supporting tendthrough the.holes .5 inthe end'bars2.2 of. the frame-,.as clearly illustrated inliig'ures .1Qand3- of. the drawing. 7

, 7 As illustrated Adj'acent the transverse slots 10 the strips 7 arefurther pro-.videdflwith integral outwardly-extending, spacing, arms 16having .u-p turned end portions for engagement with the" sidewallsoffthe. bee-hive for maintaining the: frame in spaced relation theretoat all times.

g to advantage inFigurel of the drawing, the strand of wire 6 isanchored to one of the upper or lowerhooks on one 'billportion 14outwardly to permit the passage ofthe wire. It; will also be seen thatthis construction of hook will also retain the wireiin lplacethereinafter the same is inserted. I

By'extending the-butts 4 through the'trans verse slots 10 of the strips7 and anchoring the upymrrhost extension 8 to the upper side of theframe, meansis' provided for effectively preventing theseparation of theupper bar 1 from the respective .end bars 2.

It is believed that; the many advantages of anattachment for honeycombframe constructed inaccordance with this invention will be rea'dilundertso'od, andalthough the preferred em odiment ofthe invention is asillustrated and described, it is to be understoodthat changes in thedetails of construction may be had which will fall within the of-thetype including end bars each having a series-of openings'therein,.compr-ising an honeycomb frames elongated supporting stripadapted to be mountedon the outer side of the end bars and. aseriesof;spaced hooksimounted'on the supporting strip and adapted toextend through the openings-in the. endbars for engagement with a comb;base sheet supportingwire. i y g g .3. Anattachment for, honeycombframes of the type including end bars each having strip adapted tobemounted longitudinally .on the'outer side of each of saidrend bars,

and a series ofspacedintegralhooks struck outtfrom' the supporting stripand adapted to extend through the-:openingsin the end bars and into the'frameifor engagement with a comb base sheet supporting wire.

4. An attachment for honeycomb frames of the type-'includingend'bars-having open ingstherem, comprising a supporting strip,

and hooksmounted on the-strip and adapted to extendthroughtheopeningsfor engagement with'a comb base sheetsupporting wire,

said hooks havingfan angularlydisp osed in-v termediate portion anda'rearwardly extending resilient bill portion yieldingly engaged withthe angular portion.

5. An attachment for honeycomb frames of the type including end barshaving openings therein, and an upper bar having supporting buttsextending outwardly therefrom, comprising a supporting strip, hooksmounted on the strip adapted to extend throughthe openings forengagement with a comb base sheet supporting wire, said strip beingprovided with a slot for the passage of the adj acent supporting buttand angularly disposed extensions on the opposite ends of the strip forengagement over the upper and lower 1 sides of the frame.

6. An attachment for honeycomb frames of the type including end barseach havin a series of spaced openings therein, said frame furtherincluding an upper bar having an integral supporting butts extendingoutwardly therefrom, comprising an elongated, flat, metallic supportingstrip, a series of spaced integral hooks struck out from the supportingstrip and adapted to extend through the openings in the end bars andinto the frame for engagement with a comb base sheet supporting wire,said strip being provided with a transverse slot adjacent one end forthe passage of the supporting butts, inwardly directed angularextensions on the opposite ends of the strip for engagement over theupper and lower sides of the frame, securing elements passing throughthe extensions for anchoring the strip on the frame, and outwardlyextending integral spacing arms struck out from the strip adjacent thetransverse slot therein. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HAROLD J. SCHMIDT.

